Browsing by Author "McCormack, Grace"
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Assessing the zoantharian diversity of the tropical eastern pacific through an integrative approach
Jaramillo, Karla B.; Reverter, Miriam; Guillen, Paul O.; McCormack, Grace; Rodriguez, Jenny; Sinniger, Frédéric; Thomas, Olivier P. (Springer Nature, 2018-05-08)Zoantharians represent a group of marine invertebrates widely distributed from shallow waters to the deep sea. Despite a high diversity and abundance in the rocky reefs of the Pacific Ocean, very few studies have been ... -
Bio-invasive ascidians in ireland: a threat for the shellfish industry but also a source of high added value products
Palanisamy, Satheesh Kumar; Thomas, Olivier P.; McCormack, Grace (Informa UK Limited, 2017-10-26)In October 2016, a rapid assessment survey of ascidian species was conducted in shellfish farms at Killary Fjord, in the west of Ireland. Two non-indigenous solitary ascidians Ascidiella aspersa and Corella eumoyta were ... -
Discovery and characterization of novel poriferan biosynthetic pathways via next-generation sequencing
Sandoval, Kenneth (NUI Galway, 2023-01-10)Sponges of the phylum Porifera are benthic, filter feeding animals which can be found in waters throughout the world. Because of these qualities, consistent challenges they face include exposure to ... -
Does the chemical diversity of the order haplosclerida (phylum porifera: class demospongia) fit with current taxonomic classification?
Tribalat, Marie-Aude; Marra, Maria; McCormack, Grace; Thomas, Olivier (Thieme Publishing Group, 2016-05-02)Sponges and their associated microbiota are well known to produce a large diversity of natural products, also called specialized metabolites. In addition to their potential use in the pharmaceutical industry, these rather ... -
Insights into the evolution and development of Haliclona indistincta (Porifera, Haplosclerida)
Stephens, Kelly (2013-03-12)Abstract: Haliclona indistincta (order Haplosclerida, family Chalinidae) is an intertidal, and shallow sub-tidal, dwelling sponge found in Ireland, Britain and elsewhere that possesses a highly variable morphology. It ... -
Integrative taxonomy of sponges and cnidarians at "El Pelado" marine protected area (Santa Elena), Ecuador: Assessing the potential of metabolomics
Jaramillo Aguilar, Karla Belén (NUI Galway, 2020-01-23)In the course of the XXI century, the explorations of our oceans have moved towards the extremes with several highly funded projects to inspect remote places like the poles or the deep-sea. Does it mean that inventories ... -
Molecular Characterisation of the HIV-1 Epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi, with Particular Emphasis on Long-Term Survivors
Seager, Ishla (2012-06-14)HIV-1 has been studied in the Karonga District in northern Malawi for almost 30 years (1982-2010). Within Karonga a cohort of subtype C long-term survivors were identified who have been followed for over 20 years with ... -
Sulfated steroid–amino acid conjugates from the irish marine sponge polymastia boletiformis
Smyrniotopoulos, Vangelis; Rae, Margaret; Soldatou, Sylvia; Ding, Yuanqing; Wolff, Carsten; McCormack, Grace; Coleman, Christina; Ferreira, Daneel; Tasdemir, Deniz (MDPI AG, 2015-03-24)Antifungal bioactivity-guided fractionation of the organic extract of the sponge Polymastia boletiformis, collected from the west coast of Ireland, led to the isolation of two new sulfated steroid-amino acid conjugates (1 ...